Significant events that happened on this day.
The underground detonation was so powerful it caused an artificial earthquake detected worldwide. North Korea claimed it was a hydrogen bomb capable o...
A group of investors purchased the handwritten formula from the estate of Ernest Woodruff and sold it to Coca-Cola, which locked it in a vault at SunT...
Analysis of images and data from the lander revealed ancient river channels and erosion patterns on the Martian surface. This discovery revolutionized...
The lander touched down in the Utopia Planitia region, joining its twin Viking 1 which had landed six weeks earlier. Viking 2 operated for over three...
The panel game show, which premiered in 1950, became one of the longest-running game shows in television history. Celebrity panelists asked yes-or-no...
Known as 'Dagen H' (H-Day), all traffic in Sweden stopped at 4:50 AM, carefully switched sides, and resumed at 5:00 AM. The transition involved changi...
After Germany's invasion of Poland two days earlier, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain announced that Britain was at war with Germany. France...
The Latrobe Athletic Association faced off against the Jeannette Athletic Club in what's recognized as the first entirely professional American footba...
Sold for just one cent, the Sun was the first successful penny newspaper, making news accessible to working-class readers for the first time. Its sens...
American and British negotiators signed the treaty in Paris, with Great Britain formally recognizing American independence. The treaty established the...
When Britain adopted the Gregorian calendar, the country skipped from September 2 directly to September 14, eliminating 11 days. Many Britons proteste...